Translation
you (singular)
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Examples
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Who are you?
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I can see you.
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I am saying this to you.
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Without you I can do nothing.
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You and I are friends.
The Latin verb ending already tells you who is acting, so on its own is "you love" and the pronoun is optional. When does appear it is because the speaker wants emphasis or a contrast: , . The forms worth memorising are the nominative , the accusative and ablative , the dative and the genitive ; the plural is , . With the ablative attaches as an ending, so it is , never .
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(12)Bene fecisti!
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Novem loca
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Vinum bonum
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Et cum spiritu tuo
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Carmina mea
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Si tuleritis
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Ex Britannia
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Venus
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Odi et amo
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Inter sepulcra
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Lupus et agnus
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 7: tu, pro, ne and 10 more words.